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With the recent wins of Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida, there is one thing that troubles sports reporters and fans alike. Why is Steven Seagal seen around them so often and in what way is he involved in their training and subsequently in their last wins?

A recently leaked FBI monitoring transcript that was made of one of Silva’s Skype-calls may bring some light to this issue:

Silva: Eh, Lyoto! Lyoto! It me, Anderson. I have funny idea. *giggles*
Machida: Olá Anderson! What idea?
Silva: I tell you. I tell you. But first guess who want fight me.
Machida: Hm, I don’t know. Who?
Silva: Vitor.
Machida: Vitor?!
Silva: Yeah.
Machida: He dumb?
Silva: I don’t know. He get crazy or so.
Machida: You go spank his bottom?
Silva: Yeah. But listen, here go funny idea. It fit good with Vitor. You know who he train with?
Machida: No.
Silva: Mike Tyson. That cool. *smiles*
Machida: He good boxer.
Silva: Yeah. But listen! Listen! *giggles* I also tell I train with someone for fight with Vitor. Guess who! *giggles*
Machida: Don’t play game! Tell me!
Silva: I tell I train with …Steven Seagal! *giggleshard*
Machida: What?!
Silva: Yeah! That cool huh?!
Machida: You serious? Why Steven Seagal?
Silva: I like his movie. I like more Bruce Lee, but he dead and people know he invent MMA, so joke don’t work with Bruce Lee.
Machida: You always have crazy idea.
Silva: *giggles* But it can be more fun if you also play part of joke.
Machida: What you mean?
Silva: I sneaky listen at door of Dana. *giggles* Randy Couture want fight you.
Machida: Really?
Silva: Yeah. Now listen! Listen! We make big fun.
Machida: How?
Silva: I KO Vitor with front up-kick to head and then we tell people Steven Seagal teach me kick. *giggles*
Machida: Anderson, you childish! Nobody believe that.
Silva: Yeah, but wait, wait. It go better!
Machida: How?
Silva: People tell then my kick is lucky and it never work again, so you KO Randy Couture with same kick and we tell also Steven Seagal teach you kick! *laughs*
Machida: Nooo. We cannot do that. People freak out then! *laughs*
Silva: Yeah, it big fun. Everybody laugh. Fans happy with cool finish, Steven Seagal happy he in media again, your daddy happy you finish with standard Karate kick, everybody happy. *smiles*
Machida: You always have crazy idea.
Silva: Oh, oh, and you know who I fight in Rio in summer?
Machida: Who?
Silva: Yushin Okami!
Machida: You spank his bottom for disqualification?
Silva: Yeah. You know how?
Machida: Tell me!
Silva: I go ground and then I KO him with same up-kick like last time, but this time is legal. *giggles*
Machida: Anderson! You cannot do that. One day people find out!
Silva: We see. *giggles* But more important, you come over now, and we play Mortal Kombat video game?

With the recent wins of Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida, there is one thing that troubles sports reporters and fans alike. Why is Steven Seagal seen around them so often and in what way is he involved in their training and subsequently in their last wins?

A recently leaked FBI monitoring transcript that was made of one of Silva’s Skype-calls may bring some light to this issue:

Silva: Eh, Lyoto! Lyoto! It me, Anderson. I have funny idea. *giggles*
Machida: Olá Anderson! What idea?
Silva: I tell you. I tell you. But first guess who want fight me.
Machida: Hm, I don’t know. Who?
Silva: Vitor.
Machida: Vitor?!
Silva: Yeah.
Machida: He dumb?
Silva: I don’t know. He get crazy or so.
Machida: You go spank his bottom?
Silva: Yeah. But listen, here go funny idea. It fit good with Vitor. You know who he train with?
Machida: No.
Silva: Mike Tyson. That cool. *smiles*
Machida: He good boxer.
Silva: Yeah. But listen! Listen! *giggles* I also tell I train with someone for fight with Vitor. Guess who! *giggles*
Machida: Don’t play game! Tell me!
Silva: I tell I train with …Steven Seagal! *giggleshard*
Machida: What?!
Silva: Yeah! That cool huh?!
Machida: You serious? Why Steven Seagal?
Silva: I like his movie. I like more Bruce Lee, but he dead and people know he invent MMA, so joke don’t work with Bruce Lee.
Machida: You always have crazy idea.
Silva: *giggles* But it can be more fun if you also play part of joke.
Machida: What you mean?
Silva: I sneaky listen at door of Dana. *giggles* Randy Couture want fight you.
Machida: Really?
Silva: Yeah. Now listen! Listen! We make big fun.
Machida: How?
Silva: I KO Vitor with front up-kick to head and then we tell people Steven Seagal teach me kick. *giggles*
Machida: Anderson, you childish! Nobody believe that.
Silva: Yeah, but wait, wait. It go better!
Machida: How?
Silva: People tell then my kick is lucky and it never work again, so you KO Randy Couture with same kick and we tell also Steven Seagal teach you kick! *laughs*
Machida: Nooo. We cannot do that. People freak out then! *laughs*
Silva: Yeah, it big fun. Everybody laugh. Fans happy with cool finish, Steven Seagal happy he in media again, your daddy happy you finish with standard Karate kick, everybody happy. *smiles*
Machida: You always have crazy idea.
Silva: Oh, oh, and you know who I fight in Rio in summer?
Machida: Who?
Silva: Yushin Okami!
Machida: You spank his bottom for disqualification?
Silva: Yeah. You know how?
Machida: Tell me!
Silva: I go ground and then I KO him with same up-kick like last time, but this time is legal.*giggles*
Machida: Anderson! You cannot do that. One day people find out!
Silva: We see. *giggles* But more important, you come over now, and we play Mortal Kombat video game?

That kick is still illegal today.

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Inside Anderson Silva – the real story – part 3: the Steven Seagal connection
Silva: Oh, oh, and you know who I fight in Rio in summer?
Machida: Who?
Silva: Yushin Okami!
Machida: You spank his bottom for disqualification?
Silva: Yeah. You know how?
Machida: Tell me!
Silva: I go ground and then I KO him with same up-kick like last time, but this time is legal. *giggles*